Phrase guide

salad dressing

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sauce, such as mayonnaise, used to flavour or season a salad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dressing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sauce

Narrower terms: sauce Louis, bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing, French dressing, vinaigrette, sauce vinaigrette, Lorenzo dressing, anchovy dressing, Italian dressing, half-and-half dressing, mayonnaise, mayo, Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise, salad cream, Thousand Island dressing

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: salaattikastike — salad seasoning liquid
  • Finnish: salaatinkastike — salad seasoning liquid
  • German: Salatdressing — salad seasoning liquid
  • German: Salatsoße — salad seasoning liquid
  • Ancient Greek: ὀξάλμη (oxálmē) — salad seasoning liquid
  • Ancient Greek: σκοροδάλμη (skorodálmē) — salad seasoning liquid
  • Japanese: サラダドレッシング (sarada doresshingu) — salad seasoning liquid
  • Macedonian: прелив (preliv) — salad seasoning liquid
  • Norwegian: dressing — salad seasoning liquid
  • Polish: sos sałatkowy — salad seasoning liquid
  • Russian: запра́вка (zaprávka) — salad seasoning liquid
  • Swedish: dressing — salad seasoning liquid